Maca Root – Lepidium meyenii Maca Root (Available in capsules and powder) written by Katolen Yardley, MNIIMH – Medical Herbalist Maca Root -Lepidium meyenii- is a root vegetable grown high in the Andean mountains of Peru (up to 7,000 to 11,000 feet),  making it one of the highest altitude growing plant in the world. …